Facts About Curium and Americium
Interesting Facts
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
- Americium metal is produced by bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons.
- Americium metal was discovered as a by-product while testing an atomic bomb (Manhattan Project).
Sources
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
Obtained By Bombarding Plutonium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Leon O. Morgan, Albert Ghiorso
Discovery
In 1944
In 1944